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Just arrived here on Mastodon so here's an ! Total Internal Reflection (TIR) is a (totalinternalreflectionblog.co) but one that focuses on the human side of science instead of research.

Posts typically fall into two types - either commentary/opinion (sometimes silly, sometimes serious), or guides aimed at improving young scientists' .

I'll be highlighting new postings here, and would be delighted to get comments/feedback/input - the blog is all about starting a discussion rather than having the last word.

New posting! A riff on permanent positions in , and how 6 months in has already brought more career stability (= permanent position) than 20+ years in . 👇
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New posting! Here is the Total Internal Reflection #2023 retrospective: >30,000 page views, nearly 20,000 visitors, and the most shattering decision of my professional life to date.

As always, a massive thanks to all of you out there for reading/favouriting/boosting/commenting on the postings - much appreciated.👏

It's also just over 1 year since arriving here, and it's been fantastic to meet and connect with so many of you. Here's looking forward to many more reflections in 2024!😊

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New posting! This is the annual look at some great and great in honour of . This year's style winner comes from Japan 🤩

A massive thanks to @batroelens for nominating a couple of 2023's style exemplars...😊

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New posting! This is a short riff on the importance of scientific supply chains. The departure point is the coronavirus pandemic, and the way it illustrated the vital need to have a domestic supply chain to complement outsourcing. The same lesson, I think, is true to science training. Hope you like it!

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The outrageously talented
Oliver Hoeller hasn't contributed to TIR in a long while (😢) but he does have a new book out 🤩- now all you budding artists and fans can learn some tips & tricks if you'd like to try sketching the world around you👇
oliverhoeller.com/store/Pack-Y

One week in to and it's time to celebrate some more great scientists with great ! Here's Part II of the TIR Movember series. Anybody you'd like to nominate for the 2023 edition?
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is under way! For those not in the know, the foundation raises awareness of , , .

To tie in with the event, TIR has an annual posting of "Great scientists, great ", and 2023 will be no exception!

First though, let's take a look back at previous iterations in the series... Got someone you'd like to nominate? Let me know.😃 👨👇

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New ! This one suggests that good offers an escape to the problem faced by many (most? all?) contemporary group leaders in . Hope you like it! 👇
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Naive question: how would you define the difference between a steady state and a futile cycle?

It's out! This paper (FA:
D.Schichler
, A.Konle), now out in
@J_Cell_Sci is very much the story of the Morriswood group; it was started by one of my 1st rotation students, ended by other undergrads prior to the group's closure.

Massive thanks to
@ReviewCommons for handling the process, & also
@J_Cell_Sci
@Co_Biologists for providing the best journal service I've ever encountered - rigorous, courteous, friendly, helpful. The paper is now also part of then#ForestOfBiologists initiative.

Also, don't forget that the "director's cut" is still available as a reviewed on
@biorxivpreprint here, where aficionados can dig a little deeper if they're interested:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20
QT: biologists.social/@J_Cell_Sci/

Journal of Cell Science  
Daja Schichler, Antonia Konle, Brooke Morriswood @TIR_scienceblog and colleagues discover that entry of surface bound cargo in the trypanosome flag...

"More and more bitter, self-pitying, repetitive" - a regular reader slams TIR's recent content (ouch!). Reminds me of a similar discussion I had nearly a year ago that inspired the following posting (👇)...it's certainly difficult balancing scientific wonder with structural commentary. But point taken; let's see if I can provide a bit more sunshine 🤩

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Interested in and ? My dear (Tootless) friend Susanne Kramer has a -funded position available now in my old home of the University of Würzburg. Full details (including contact email) in the pic below 👇

New posting! This one riffs on a few talking points from my latest (not quite my last!) paper, namely the role of in accelerating research and providing a "director's cut" of papers, how NOT to do , and the importance of involving in frontline research.

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Highlighting another posting from one of the best new blogs I've come across. Jess' descriptions of are heartfelt and will resonate strongly with those in a similar situation.

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New posting! After at the end of April, my "jobseeker" status lasted exactly 2 weeks in the end. As of Friday I have now started a new career direction in - some thoughts on that in the posting 👇

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New posting! This is the latest instalment in the series, in which /#BAME scientists talk not about their research, but about what inspired them to pursue a in .

Here, Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆 (@kofanchen) discusses the accidental path that led from art to design to . Can you spot the pattern in the example he includes? (I couldn't).

If you'd like to contribute to this series, send me a message😃

👇
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I should also thank @steveroyle for drawing my attention to Bruno's book in the first instance - much appreciated!

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New posting! It was an honour and an absolute pleasure talking with Bruno Lemaitre about the impact of on .

Bruno discovered the role of the pathway in the immune response to fungal infections, but the prize went to his postdoc boss, Jules Hoffmann.

Besides the interview, there's also a link for the FREE download of his book on the topic. 👇

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